In Ler Devagar

Ler Devagar is a bookshop in the LX Factory in Lisbon. Books line the walls on shelves too far up to reach, and of course, most of them are in Portuguese. There are a few in English, and even a few photography books. Unfortunately, many of them concentrate on architecture, but there was a really nice book on shopfronts in Paris.

A man with a dog in a bookshop, with a woman walking up the stairs, looking at the books as she goes.

A dog in a bookshop! Try that in Ireland and the staff will chase you out of the shop. It was lovely to see dogs allowed in shops and some restaurants.

Two people looking at their phones in a bookshop. Shelves of books line the wall.

When in a bookshop, look at your phone. Oh, here’s a fire extinguisher too!


Apertureƒ/2.2
CameraGalaxy S23 Ultra
Focal length2.2mm
ISO800
Shutter speed1/25s

Coloured Light in Water

It started raining while we were visiting LXFactory in Lisbon. It was lashing down and people hurried to get to shelter. Where one person sees a hindrance, another might see an opportunity, so I still had my camera out! I held it under my coat when necessary, but I got a few shots I’m happy with, including this one.

We were walking to shelter at the end of the street, to wait for our taxi, when I saw a puddle that was alive with colour! Of course, I had to take a photo. 🙂


Apertureƒ/2.4
CameraGalaxy S23 Ultra
Focal length7.9mm
ISO2000
Shutter speed1/35s